There's not much difference between a #1 seed and #2 seed, just more notoriety I guess.

We could face SDSU or Wichita St. in the second round.

Sparty is a #2 in the Midwest with a possible 2nd round matchup with North Carolina. I hope UNC gets their act together and that matchup becomes a reality. I'd love to see Sparty go down that first weekend.

Ah, yes, I did look a few things up and although I suspected 2 seeds fare better that doesn't seem to be the case. I think I got curse of the one-seed confused with curse of the number one overall seed.

I know that roughly 99% of us are cyber nerds who sit in our parents basements and wait for the next big thing to happen to MICH, but could we please stop this braketology nonsense until say a week before selection sunday. If you need a hobby start masturbating.

There's still a ton available! I just bit the bullet and grabbed two full session tickets for $150 each. I figure if MSU is there I can easily get my money back. If we're both there, then it's a great investment. If neither are there, I'll probably try to sell them, but I think the odds of neither of us being there are slim.

The difference between the 2 and the 1 seed is in the Sweet 16, ie, potentially Kansas instead of Marquette. Of course, there's no guarantee that any team advances that far, but if seeds hold it's a significant difference, particularly this year where there seems to be a top 12 and then a pretty significant dropoff.

There are other differences, but you can compare the two comprehensively on screen. I am not clear how the algorithm chooses which bracket division, but it is a testament to how competitive the Big Ten has been to see people estimating that seven representatives will go to the NCAA Tournament.

My thought is IU has the tougher schedule down the stretch, thus a greater chance to lose one more in addition to us. This also assumes we are winning out and you are referring to B1G championship hopes. I am just hoping for a solid game. I also think IU is better, FWIW (nothing)

I would be happy with a two seed. Anything in the top four is conducive to making it to the second week. Once you get to the Elite Eight, you have to beat three good teams to win it all. I would love to see Michigan reach the EE; they are going to be a "team you don't want to face in the Tourmanent" this year.